Metrolink

Please see below Question put to Minister for Transport in relation to Independent Engineering Expert for residents for the construction phase of Metrolink. We will update once NTA respond  ______________________________________________For  Written Answer on : 14/07/2026Question Number(s): 159 Question Reference(s):  53261/26Department: TransportAsked by: Gary Gannon T.D.______________________________________________ QUESTION To ask the Minister for Transport the current status of the commitment given by TII during the…

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) are conducting ambient noise recordings at various locations along the proposed MetroLink alignment to capture the existing noise environment prior to the construction and operation of MetroLink. This simulation system will allow us to calculate exactly how buildings react to noise, acting as a “virtual sound test” before physical activities take place. We…

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) is intending to undertake Ecology Surveys for MetroLink. The Ecology surveys are non-intrusive, dusk-time visual inspection of the relevant building/s and will involve the surveyors positioning infrared cameras to observe the building. It is a non-invasive survey to confirm whether Ecology survey from a building and to assess the roost’s significance….

A new government body is being set up to manage the MetroLink project. At the moment, residents are already dealing with two organisations — Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the National Transport Authority — and many people are worried that adding another agency will make the process more complicated, not easier. A parliamentary question has now…

Metrolink has now been granted the Railway Order.GADRA and the residents of Hampstead Avenue have  fully engaged at all stages of the Metrolink Project. One of our primary concerns has been the scale of the above-ground Intervention Shaft in Albert College Park. This development will result in the permanent loss of public access to a…

We have been informed by the Metrolink Communications Coordinator that ‘groundwater sampling’ is planned for our area, by a Metrolink sub-contractor. Please refer to the attached document:-

GADRA Meets with Minister Paschal Donohoe to Discuss Independent Expert Oversight for MetroLink Construction GADRA recently met with Paschal Donohoe TD to discuss the importance of extending the role of the Independent Expert into the construction phase of the MetroLink project. We were instrumental in securing independent expert input during the earlier Metro North project, which set the precedent for having such expertise…

Please refer to the attachment below from Causeway Geotech, for details:-

GADRA have been notified of , of planned Ground investigations at Albert College Lawn, Collins Avenue Station area. Please refer to the below letter that we have been told will be issued by contractor Causeway-Geotech (instructed by TII/NTA) shortly:-